This is one issue that if the whole world gets right, then we are on the verge of living in paradise. Forgiveness. It’s some few letter words that is not so easy to establish in the hearts of many, But I’ve seen the opposite (bitterness) chew folks and spit them out! If you ever learn how to forgive in life, not only have you increased your number of years on the face of the earth, but you have joined the team of individuals who want to live healthier and look younger, think about that: A long, healthy, life, looking younger than your age (“I want that please”).
It is true that you are seriously pissed most times (who isn’t), hurt, frustrated, displeased and the list goes on. But if you learn how to let it all go, and move on, then you are lucky!
First, I have to establish that forgiveness is not a once in a life time attitude. It’s not something you put up today and that’s it for the rest of your life. It’s not even something you put up once in a week, not even once in a day! It’s an everyday attitude, and this is about the scary part: IT’s not just once a day attitude; it’s an hourly, secondly, momentarily attitude (Talk about the air you breathe). You forgive the way you breathe air!. I’m only saying that forgiveness is something you do EACH time the need arises.
“WHY SHOULD I FORGIVE?”
AS hard as it may sound, whenever you forgive, you do so for your own good. You do not forgive because you want to help or do a favor to the other person. NO, you forgive because you are doing YOURSELF a BIG favor. I want you to be real now. Think of all the times that somebody hurt you or got you angry etc. How peaceful was your mind?, Do you normally go back home singing, “I feel good..”, or do you go back thinking over and over again, trying to analyze what was done to, why the person has to do that, how much of your ego that has been lost, etc?. Now, I said be real. If you are real you KNOW that each time someone steps on your toes and you are angry, sad or hurt and don’t forgive, first you lose YOUR PEACE. Now one of the attributes of peace is that it relaxes your entire body. It puts your body in a mode that allows the proper functioning of your entire organs. It takes away tension. Note that losing your peace doesn’t in anyway solve the problem or affect the person that hurt you. It totally affects you, so while you are bothering your life about this individual that dealt with you so badly that you can’t forgive, you are double-attacking yourself because to every other thing that was done to you, you are adding a crushed and troubled spirit that will result in you having ulcer, high blood pressure, depression, low-self esteem, etc (If you think I’m lying, ask your doctor!).
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